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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
✅ Good morning. As of Monday, 26 Oct @ 06:15, Scotland's Railway is open, with two exceptions:
🔴Crianlarich – Oban
🔴Inverness - Wick/Thurso
Work continues on these two remaining routes, and we'll share more news shortly.
@transcotland @ScotRail
Travelling tomorrow? An update from Scotland's Railway as most train services are expected to run normally on Monday, following #StormBoelo.
We are asking passengers to check their journey before they leave the house at nationalrail.co.uk or with their train operator.
📣 Most train services are expected to run as normal on Monday as Scotland’s Railway recovers from #StormBoelo, although we’re asking passengers to check before travelling as some disruption will continue. More ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
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Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
Our teams have been out with chainsaws, cutting through fallen trees to clear the way after #StormBoelo.
📸 Here's a look at some of the work involved in getting the railway back up and running.
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
We'll share a further update from our weather specialist soon, as #StormBoelo continues to track across Scotland, heading north-east. 8/8
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
At St Germains level crossing on the East Coast Main Line south of Edinburgh, we’ve seen the crossing barriers damaged by the wind, and we’ll get those sorted as soon as we can. 7/8
ALT A railroad crossing with lowered barriers blocking a white van. The crossing features multiple warning signs. Overhead power lines are visible against a partly cloudy sky. There are trees in the background and a metal control box in the foreground.
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
We shared a photo from Dalmarnock earlier, where floodwater overwhelmed our pumps for a time overnight.
The station is now clear, though the line is closed between Partick and Rutherglen for planned engineering work. We're checking the tunnels for any further issues. 6/8
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
At Byrehill, near Ayr, we have a tree on the overhead wires, which has caused significant damage to our equipment. It’s not safe for our teams to begin repairs here until the winds drop significantly, though repair plans are in place. 5/8
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
Bowling, on the North Clyde line between Helensburgh/Balloch and Dalmuir, was flooded overnight by the nearby River Clyde, which blocked the tracks, but the railway is open here again. 4/8
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
At Bo’ness on the Edinburgh – Glasgow main line, here’s one of our team removing a fallen tree from the overhead wires. 3/8
ALT A person in an orange safety outfit is using a tool to clear vegetation near train tracks at night. The area is illuminated by a bright light, highlighting the surrounding foliage and tracks.
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
At Barrhill on the Stranraer line, we've been dealing with flooding on the tracks. 2/8
ALT Flooded railway tracks at a crossing in front of a station, with water covering the tracks. Overcast sky and wet conditions.
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
Sun, 25 Oct @ 13:00. Here's more on the impact of #StormBoelo on the railway. Winds will start to ease in the west this afternoon, but will remain stronger across eastern and far north areas until late Sunday. 1/8
📸 Ardrossan, a tree on overhead wires
ALT Railroad tracks stretch into the distance flanked by dense trees on the right. Some trees lean across the tracks, suggesting recent activity or potential obstruction. The sky is partly cloudy, and sunlight filters through the branches.
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
Rainfall has been worse than forecast, and we’re alert to the risk of flooding. Areas like Saltcoats and Craigendoran could see waves crashing over their sea walls at high tide, which is approximately 17:40.
We’ll share more updates on damage and flooding so far soon.
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
We are keeping a very close eye on the exposed coasts in the north and west, Highland areas, and areas such as our Aberdeen-Inverness route, which can be prone to tree damage and fallen trees.
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
Those 60-70mph inland gusts will become widespread through the day, with more 70-80mph gusts on exposed coasts. They’ll start to ease in the west this afternoon but will remain stronger across eastern and far north areas until late on Sunday.
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
Sun 25 Oct @ 09:30. We’ve just caught up with our weather specialist, based in our control room.
Storm Boelo’s intensity and winds are in line with the forecast and @MetOffice warning. 60-70mph gusts were recorded widely, with 70-80mph in exposed parts of the west coast.
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
#StormBoelo is causing disruption across Scotland, and we've had to close a number of sections of the railway, including at Gorebridge, Kirkconnell and Barrhill, as well as between Barrhead and Lugton.
👷 If you're travelling this evening, please check journeys beforehand.
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
If you’re looking for information on individual journeys, please do check nationalrail.co.uk or contact your train operator directly.
This is the quickest and easiest way, with information from Scotland’s railway control room feeding those websites and apps. 2/3
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
⚠️Sunday 25 Oct @ 08:45. #StormBoelo continues to sweep across Scotland, and countrywide speed restrictions and line closures remain in place until the winds ease. This means extended journey times. Other areas of our railway have also been damaged/flooded. 1/3
📸 Dumfries
ALT Fallen tree lying across two railway tracks, with a road bridge over the railway in the background
Edinburgh Waverley retweeted
👷 We've just caught up with our head of weather strategy, Craig, at Glasgow Central as we move into the weekend and some extremely wet and windy weather, as #StormBoelo arrives on Scotland's Railway.
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